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PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

J. A. WIEDEMANN.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.5.1906.

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APPLICATION 1";

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Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that .I Josarn A. WIEDE- MANN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Eldorado, in the county of- Butler an State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Si ns and I. do-

declare the f0 0 to be a I, clear, and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art. to which it appertains to make and use the same My invention relates to improvements in signs for use in stores and store-windows for vertising purposes; and it.consists.of the novel features of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts hereinafter described an claimed.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive sign of this character in which the letters, figures, and other reading matterwill be given an attractive shimmering appearance to. draw the attention of passers-by to the sign. l

Another object of the inventionisto provide a device of this character which may be illuminated, so that it may be used at night for display purposes in store-windows.

A further object of the invention is to improve and simplify the construction and operation .of devices of this character, and

thereby render the same more efficient and less expensive.

The above and other objects which w1ll appear as the nature of my invention is better understood are accomplished by means .of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure. 1 is a perspective view of my improved sign. Fig. 2 is a vertical front to rear sectional view through the same. Fi 3 is a rear elevation of the sign with parts roken away and showing its combined-rear door and clamping-support in its. closed position.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the rotary screen-car-v rying'wheel. Fig. 5 is a' view of one of the colored screens or disks. .Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of one of the blades or buckets for the screen or disk-carrying Wheel, and Figs. 7

and 8 are detail views of slightly-modified forms of the invention,

Referring to the-drawings by numeral, 1

denotes the housing or casing of myimproved sign, which casing, as here shown, is in the form of a rectangular box having its front closed by a hinged door 2, which bears the sign proper, 3. The latter may be of any orm and construction but I preferably make Application filed April 5. 190a. Seria1llo. .3 10,1 01,

figures, or other reading matter for the si transparent. This sign 3 is removabI; mounted, as shown, so that. it may .be changed for a similar one bearing different reading matter. casing 1 is formedwith-a centrally-dis osed openingclosed b .,a small door 4, WlJlCh is lunged to swing ownwardly to a horizontal position an'd form a shelf for a lamp or other suitable illuminatingdevice 5, which'is adapted-' to illuminate the sign 3, -so that rays of light will pass through its transparent reading matter. This door 4 may be held closed by a'suitable turn-button, as shown in Fig. 3

sitionby a triangularly-shaped bracket 6,

able against the same when the door is closed. The lamp 5 is preferably mounted in a rectangular box or casing 7, which has its open rear wal of the casing and'its perforated bottom supported by short legs above the door or shel horizontal position. (Shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.)

sign an attractive shimmering appearance, I rotate within the casing a screen or disk 8,

tions. Ifdesired, this disk may be made of ored; but when the lamp or illuminating device 5 is employed this screen or disk is made transparent and has differently-colored portions, so that the colors of the rays of light shed through the transparent ortions of the same, will be constantly c anged. This screen or disk .8 is removably retained by means of cli s or the like 9 in anannular seat 10, formed in .the rim 11 of a wheel 12. The latter has the web portion 13 of its rim. 11 connected by spokes 14 to its hub 15, which is mounted by means of ball-bearings upon a shaft 17, provided in suitable supports or bearings 18. This screen or disk-ca wheel 12 maybe rotated in any suitable manhas its chimney projecting throug an opening 20 in the bottom of the casin adjacent to one end, so that the heat of saiddamp will be directed into pockets or buckets 21, secured upon the rear or inner face-ofthe web portion 13 of the rim of the wheel. These pockets or buckets are arranged in an annular row and it of opaque materialand have the letters, 7

4 when the latter is in its lowered 1 ner, but I preferably employ a lam 19, which The closed rear wall of'the and it is supported inits open horizontal powhich is hinged upon its outer face and foldfacedisposed opposite the opening in the D In order to give the reading matter of the I having differently-colored portions or s !c cardboard and ,haveonly its front face 001- zoo rrying.

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' metal into V form and bending their-ends to provide attaching-flanges 22, which are riv-' I eted, soldered, or otherwise secured to the,

"ing in rear-of sai rim, as clearly shown in the drawings. .In; the top of. the casing 1, at the cornerdiagm nallyo posite that inwhich the opening 20 is .locate is formed an outlet openin "23,

through which the heat and products 0 com-f bustion escape after acting: -uon an'd. rotating thewheel 12. may have its chimney-projecting through a centrally-disposed opemng in the bottom of the casing, so that liiS heat will 'be directed a ainst the pockets or buckets upon-a :pair'of w eels12, as shown in: Fig. 7= of the drawings,-so' that two oi such wheels may be operated by .the one lamp and, ifldesired, four of su'oh wheels may be operated by the: one lamp,: as shown in Fig1 8 of the drawings, this being done by the provision of. aN-shapdg conductor, as -w ill be readily nnderstood upon reference to Fig. 8. y

- From the fore oingdescription taken in connection with t e accompanyin draw'ings, the'construction-and operation 0 the invention will be 'reaidily understood-without. requiring a moreex-tende'd ex lanation.

Various changes in the orm, proportion, and the minorldetails (if-construction may be resorted to -without departingfronr the prin-I ciple or sacrificing ang1 of the iadvantages .of this invention-ms 'de' ed by theaappende'd claims. a r

- Having thus described my:invention-,'what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent',-is

1. A sign'com-p'rising-a casing having transparent reading. matter-in one: of: its walls, .a rotary screen-carryin -=whe,el withinsaid casing in'rear'ofi said rea ingmatter,.an annular row of" pockets or buckets: Iu-ponsaid -Wheel,

and-a lamp mounted to direct the heatedair from'its chimneyinto saidpockets or buckets. 2. A signcomprising aeasingihaving transparent readingimatter in one of its walls, -aj rotary screen carSying-wheel 'withinsaid'casreadingmatter,=an annular row i of J pockets 1 or buckets upon. *said wheel :a damp mounted to direct the heated air fromitschimney into said pockets or buckets,-=an'd means 'tor supporting an ilhlminatingeldevice in rearof the screen upon said whe 3. A sign comprising-a easing having trans- ;parent reading matter inone of its walls, a

.screenreniovabl mounted upon. the. front face of said whee an annular row of pockets or buckets upon the rear face of said wheel, a f lamp mounted to direct the heat from its chimne into-said: pocketsor buckets, and meansor supportingan *illuminatin zdeizice in'rear-ofsaid 'wheel andl the=screen t ereon.

4. A sign comprising a-casing' having transparent reading matter: in. one: of its walls ,-|a wheelmounted to rotate 'insaid casing and havingwn annular. seat. in its front facepa screen or disk-engaged with-said-seat,'clips for-'removablyrretaining said screen. therein, an annular-"row of pockets orbuckets-extending from the :rear $8.06 of said -.wheel,' and means for directing: a blast aof: air into-said pockets or buckets.

5. "A sign comprising acasinghaving-a door at its imntand opemngs in its top=and bottom at diagonal opposite comers, a removable-sign'iproperzupon said door having transparent. readingmatter; a -wheel mounted? to rotate in said casing and ihavinganannular seat its-front face a transparent screen or .ing the same in said seat, N-s aped: metal pockets :orl buckets having attaching-flan es secured u-pon'the inner face of saidwwhee ,..a lamp hawmglitschimn :projecting into: the opening in t ebottom o said casing tordirect its heatinto-"the ockets onbuckets on said wheel,--a\hinged oor closing-acentral "0 en- "JOSEPH. A. WIEDEMANN.

Witnesses ='J. Bi POWELL, a-Fnnn House.

wheel mountedlto rotate in said casing, a

. disk engagedvw ith-said seat ,clips' for retain- 

